Valve construction



y 10, 1932- s. F. RITTER VALVE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 23, 1928 HE DI IIII glwuento'c 5607 76 E/E'ifler so-called butterfly Patented May 10, 1932 unrrsn STATES PATENT GEORGE E. BITTER, or TOLEDO, onio, lissienon'ro THE .TILLQTSQN MANUFAGTUBIn COMPANY, or rotnno, onro,

A D QQRAT QN. OF. OIfIlO VALVE cons'rnuc'rion Application filed May 23,

for use wlth internal combustion engineathe carburetor of the usual construction incorporates a controlling valve or valvesof the type for regulating the flow of gases to the engine. This valve' construct-ion usually consists of a slotted shaft which receives a substantially circulardisc secured to the shaft by means of a plurality of screws. This construction of a valve s,

however, very expensive in that a great deal of time is consumedin assembling theshaft and valve disc. The disc must be. located correctly with respect to the shaft and the walls of the gas conduit before the securing means is applied, and as the valve is usually located in an elongated conduit which is very inaccessible, this operation is therefore very diflicult.

One of the principal objects of thisfin vention is the provision .of a valveconstruction which may be easily .and quickly assembled.

Another object of this invention is the pro.- vision of means whereby the person assemhling the valve structure imay know immediately how the parts sho-uldbe arranged.

Another object is the provision of a-valve disc which is formed with locating means so that the disc may be accurately positioned with respect to its operating shaft and'the walls of the gas conduit.

Still another object is the vprovisionof a simple and improved means for securingzthe valve disc to its operating shaft.

A further object is the provision ofa valve construction for carburetors which easily and inexpensively assembled 'byinexperienced workmen without the use of special tools.

Further objects and advantages are within the scope of this invention such as relate to the arrangement, operation and function of the related elements of the structure, to

various-details of construction and to com in regulating una'y .IlOB

192s. seriarnoieseosa b nations of arts, elements pe as, a dto economies of manufactur and numerous other features as will be apparent from a consideration of the. p cifica ion an draw: ngs of form of t e inv nti n hich nay be preferred,.in wh ch Fig'ureI is a side elevational view of a carburetor embdying l1y invention certain parts being shown in secti n- 1' fi ure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of aportion of a arburetor show ing the valve structu e of my inventi n in closed position. 7 r

, Figure 1111s a top plan vi w of he valye disc per se, the disc being shown in horizon..- tal plane. 1 v

Figure IV is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the valve operating shaft and-nalve disc disassembled.

Figure V is a top plan view IShOW 'l g a modified form of valve disc.

Figure VI is aside elevational view of the disc shown in Figure V.

FigureVH is a top plan view shoiving still another form .of valve disc. Figure V111 .is a side elevational view of the disc shown in Figure V11, Y

Referring to thedrawings in detail 31 have shown a preferred form of my 'inuention as incorporated in acanburetor or mix-ing- .de- :vice for use with internal cflmbustion engines, but it is to be understood that 11 00,11 template :the useof my invention wherever the-sameniay :be found to Ibe'applicable. As the carburetor formssno part ,of the pnesent invention per se, 1 will onlyd'escribe it in such detail asto show the connection of my invention therewith. It comprises n irregular shaped fuel supply chamber or bowl ,5 provided with afuel inlet 26 which communicates with a fuel supply tank (not shown). An air intake passage 8 communicates with a mixing chamber or lpassagefi, thefuehbeing mixed with the airby means of ano zzle ;1;;l located in a constricted portion or Menturi forming a part of :the mixingchamber. The carburetor is also provided avith anfauXiliary fuel nozzle 13 which is operative .only at idling speeds of=the engine.

Positioned within the gas conduit or mi-xwhich controls the quantity. of air admitted to the mixing chamber. As the valve discs and 17 are of substantially identical construction and are mounted in the same manner in the air supplypassage' and the mixing passage, I will describe only one of them in detail. I

Positioned transversely of the mixin passage or conduit 9 is an operating shaft 20 one end of which is providedvwith an operating arm 21 which is secured to the shaft by means of a screw22 and is suitably connected by means'of a rod 24 to a suitable throttle operating means (not shown). The shaft 20 is formed with a longitudinal slot 26 which is adapted to receive the substantially circular valve disc 15 which is secured thereto by means of a screw 29. It will be obvious that movement of the arm 21, by means of the rod 24, will'changethe relative position of the valve disc 15 and permit more or less gas to be admitted to the cylinders of the engine.

As the particular construction ofthe valve disc and themethod of assembly thereof. form outstanding features of this invention, I will, therefore, describe them in further detail.

The disc 15 is provided'with diametrically opposed edges 30 forming-acute angles with the plane surfaces of the disc, more particularly forming a rhomboid, so that the periphery of valve disc when in closed position will snugly fit the walls of the mixing passage. From examination of Figures I and II it will be apparent that when the valve is fully closed, the disc 15 is out of the horizontal position with respect to the vertical axis of the gas conduit in the carburetor, and is'fully opened when it is movedto a position in which the plane surfaces of the disc are parallel with the vertical axis of the conduit or mixing passage as shown in dotted position in Figure II. Thus it will be seen that the valve may be moved from closed to full opened position by a movement which is considerably less than 90 degrees.

The disc is also provided with a plurality of raised projections or integrally struck up portions 32 which perform several very important functions. The operation of assembling a flat valve disc and an operating shaft has heretofore been a very difficult and expensive one. This was due to the fact that the person assembling the parts could not deter-,

mine, except by very minute examination of the edges of the disc, how the disc should be placed in the slot in the operating shaft in order to function properly, and as the discs are of comparatively thin sheet material, the rhomboidal edges thereof are not at once apparent. The raised projections 32 formed out of the body of the disc obviate this difiiculty as the assembler instantly knows the proper position of the disc by noting the position of the raised portions thereof. These projections also serve to prevent any rotation of the disc relative to its supporting shaft 20 after the parts have been assembled, as the insertion of the retaining screw 29 holds the projections 32 in contact with the exterior surface of'the shaft 20. a

Furthermore, if there is a slight discrepancy between the width of the disc and the slot in the operating shaft so that the disc would belooselyreceived therein, the disc is liable to pass entirely through the slot or be incorrectly positioned with respect thereto so that the means for securing the disc to the shaft cannot beapplied without consider; able manipulation of the disc which consumes a great deal of time and makes this operation very expensive as well as aggravating to the assembler. The projections 32 coinpletely eliminate these difficulties in that they form stops or locating-means when the disc is inserted in the slot in the shaft and prevent further downward movement of the disc. The securing means in the formof a screw 29 maythen be inserted through the openings 35 and 36 in the shaft and disc respectively to properly secure the disc with respect to the wallsof the mixing chamber 9. By means of these projections on the discs,

theisame may be properly positioned with respect to its operating shaft and one centrally located screw may be used to secure the disc to the shaft where formerly it was necessary to use two or more screws or other securing means to retain the parts in fixed relation.

The method of assembling the valve disc and its operating'sh'aft will be obvious from examination of Figures II and IV of the drawings. The operating shaft is rotated un til the slot therein is in a vertical plane in which position the valve disc may be easily inserted until the projections 32 engaging the periphery of the shaft prevent further downward movement of the disc. The shaft is then turned to. the position shown in Figure II with the valve closing the conduit and the retaining screw 29 inserted in the registering openings "in the shaft and disc, thus serving to hold the parts in fixed relation.

As particularly shown'in Figures II, III and IV the valve disc 15 may be provided with a comparatively small opening 38 for admitting a predetermined quantity of the air through the gas conduit at idling speeds of the engine i. e. when the valve is in closed position. 7

It is to be noted that the edges of the disc, the walls of the opening 26 and the edges of the projections 32 are all parallel to each other and arranged at acute angles with respect to theplane surfaces of the disc. Such an arrangement permits the disc to be blankedoutof a sheet of material, the opening 36 punched therein, and the projections 32 raised thereupon in one operation thereby reducing the" manufacturing costs to a minimum.

In the modified form of valve disc shown in Figures V and VI, I have illustrated the raised projections 82 as formed on substant ially diametrically opposite edges of the disc 15.

In the modified form of Figures VII and VIII I have shown only one projection which consists in an elongated rib 32 formed on the disc 15" and which performs the same functions as the plurality of smaller projections hereinbefore described.

It is apparent that, within the scope of the invention modifications and different arrangements may be made other than isherein disclosed; and the present disclosure is illustrative merely, the invention comprv hending all variations thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A process of assembling a valve structure which consists of positioning a shaft transversely of a conduit and subsequently applying a valve disc to the shaft and properly locating the parts by means of raised portions on the disc and applying securing means to prevent relative movement of the parts.

2. A process of assembling a valve structure which consists of positioning a slotted shaft transversely of a cylindrical conduit and subsequently inserting a valve disc until raised portions of the disc engage the shaft and applying a securing means to prevent relative movement of the parts.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination, a conduit, an operating shaft, a valve for cooperating with said conduit comprising a shaft extending transversely of the conduit and having a valve disc;'means including a raised portion on said disc for properly positioning the same with'respect to said shaft and the walls of said conduit; and means for securing the disc to said shaft.

4. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a conduit, a valvestructure in said conduit comprising a transversely extending shaft having a slot therein, a valve discadapted to be positioned in said slot; means including a raised portion on said disc for properly locating the same with respect to said shaft; and means for securing said disc to said shaft.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a conduit, a valve structure in said conduit comprising a shaft, a valve disc; means including a raised portion on said disc for properly locating the disc with respect to said shaft; and means for fixedly securing said disc tosaid shaft.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a conduit, a shaft in said conduit, a valve disc having a plurality of raised portions, said raised portions serving to properly position the disc with respect to "said shaft; andmeansincluding a screw for securing the "disc to said shaft.

7. In a device of the character described, in combination, aconduit, a valve disc'in said conduit, operating means for said valve disc, i the axis of said operating means being substantially parallel with theplane of said disc. Said valvedisc having, a plurality .of raised portions for properly positioning the disc with respect. to the operating means; and

means for securing the disc to said operating means,

= .8. In a device of the character described, in

combination, a conduit, a valve structure in said conduit comprising a transversely extending shaft having a slot, a valve disc} in said slot, said disc havinga plurality of'raised portions for properly positioning'the disc with. respect to saidshaft and said conduit;

and means including ascrew for securing the discto said. shaft. 9. -In a device. of the character described,

in combination, a. conduit, a valve structure in said conduit comprising a laterally extends ing shaft, a valve disc having diametrically opposed edges forming a rhomboid with the plane surfaces of saiddisc, saiddisc being formed with ,a plurality of raised portions for properlypositioning said disc with respect to said shaft and said conduit; and

means including a screw for securing said disc to said shaft.

1.0. In a device of the character described, incombination, a conduit, atransversely extending shaft in said conduit and having an opening therein, a valve disc having diametrically opposed edges which form a rhomboid with the plane surfaces of the disc, said disc being formed with a plurality of raised w projections for properly positioning the disc with respect to said shaft, an opening in said disc the walls of which are substantially parallel with the edges of the disc; and means including a screw adapted to pass through theopenings in said shaft and disc for securing the parts in fixed relation.

11. In a carburetor combination, a valve in said carburetor comprising an operating shaft, a valve disc; means on said disc comprising a plurality of raised projectionsfor properly positioning the disc with respect to rat asubstantially circular valve disc formed from sheet material; operating means for said disc; means including an integral struck up portion on said disc for properly positioning the disc with respect to the operating means. I .14. In a device of the character described, a substantially circular valve disc, operating means therefor including a shaft having a slot adapted to receive said disc, said disc being formed with raised portions located on either side of the center thereof and adapted to engage said shaft to prevent relative rotation of the disc; and means including a screw positioned substantially between said raised portions for holdingthe parts in fixed relation. v

' 15. In a device of the character described, a substan'tially circular valve disc formed from sheet material, said disc having diame trically opposed edges forming with the plane surface thereof a rhomboid; and a raised portion on said disc forpositioning the same with respect to a support; and an opening in said disc adapted to receive a secur ing means for retaining the'discto its supporting means.

Intestimony whereof, I affix mysignature.

' GEORGE F. BITTER. 

